Republican: Poll shows ‘dramatic shift’ for Murray

Chris Vance, a consultant and former chairman of Washington’s Republican Party, says a new CNN/Time poll showing Democrat Patty Murray nine points ahead of GOPer Dino Rossi is evidence of a “dramatic shift” for the incumbent.

On Wednesday Vance had questioned whether an earlier poll showing Murray ahead was valid. Writing in Crosscut, Vance now says:

The data now shows there has been a dramatic shift in this race in favor of Murray. What is so odd about this is it goes against the grain of all the other polling we are seeing across the country. The Republican generic ballot lead remains strong, and Republican candidates are maintaining their leads in races across the country. In addition, I have heard of Republican polling for other GOP candidates in Washington state that showed those candidates doing very well.

One is left to conclude that something unique is happening in our Senate race that defies the national Republican tide. Has the Murray campaign’s advertising really been so effective as to cause this shift?